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Bible Verses About Mercy
What does the Bible say about mercy? That God is rich in it, that His mercies are new every morning, and that the merciful are blessed. Lamentations 3:22-23, Matthew 5:7, Ephesians 2:4 are among the clearest passages.
Bible verses about mercy
“It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed... They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.”
Lamentations 3:22-23 · King James Version (public domain)
“Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.”
Matthew 5:7 · King James Version (public domain)
“But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us.”
Ephesians 2:4 · King James Version (public domain)
“And what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy.”
Micah 6:8 · King James Version (public domain)
“Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;”
Titus 3:5 · King James Version (public domain)
We are saved not by our own righteousness but according to His mercy, which is the heart of the gospel.
“Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.”
Hebrews 4:16 · King James Version (public domain)
Because of Christ our high priest we can come boldly to God's throne and be sure of finding mercy there.
“The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.”
Psalms 103:8 · King James Version (public domain)
This verse describes the Lord as merciful and gracious, slow to anger and rich in kindness toward us.
“Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.”
Luke 6:36 · King James Version (public domain)
Jesus calls us to be merciful just as our Father is merciful, so that we pass on what we have received.
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,”
1 Peter 1:3 · King James Version (public domain)
It is God's abundant mercy that has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Christ.
“For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.”
Psalms 86:5 · King James Version (public domain)
The Lord is described as good and ready to forgive, plentiful in mercy to all who call on Him.
“To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him;”
Daniel 9:9 · King James Version (public domain)
Even in the middle of confessed sin, Daniel remembers that mercy and forgiveness belong to the Lord our God.
“Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.”
Psalms 51:1 · King James Version (public domain)
David's honest cry teaches us to ask for mercy according to God's lovingkindness rather than our own worth.
“And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.”
Luke 1:50 · King James Version (public domain)
Mary rejoices that God's mercy reaches from generation to generation on those who fear Him.
How these verses point to Christ
These verses are not slogans to prop yourself up. Every true word the Bible speaks about mercy finds its yes in Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 1:20). He is where mercy, rightly understood, was always leading; come to Him and receive what no verse alone can give.
You do not have to carry this alone
On The Living Bread you can read these passages in full, ask Simon what they mean, hear how Christ has met others in the same place, and pray them with a community that will pray for you by name. You are welcome exactly as you are.
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